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F. H. BARTHOLDMBW. WATER CLosET.

No.`21,734. Patented Oct. l2, 1858.

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FREDK. H. BARTHOLOMEW, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

WATER-CLOSED?.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 21,734, dated October 12, 1858.

Be it known that I, FREDERICK I-I. BAP.- 'rr-IoLoMEw, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Tater-Closets; and I do hereby declare the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accomw panying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of invention consists in providing for water closets, a cistern or drip or leak chamber arranged upon the top of, or over the trunk of a closet, and placing a supply cock within, or above said drip box or cistern so that any waste, or leak, or drip, from the cock should be conducted into the trunk, so as to insure the keeping of the floor dry. Also in providing a lever and cam for the purpose of operating` a cock so arranged, and an adjustable standard.

To enable others skilled in the manufacture of fixtures of this nature I proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure l is a perspective view of a pancloset showing my drip box arranged upon the top plate of the closet, and the cock for supplying water to the same secured to the closet within the drip boX. Fig. 2 is al sectional view of my drip box, lever and cam, and other parts. Fig. 3, shows the position of the lever H and the parts connected with it on the under side of the cover or plate R of the closet.

The general form of the closet is such asis in common use. Upon the cover R, I cast a box-inclosure or cistern E about one inch high, (more or less,) and broad enough to admit of placing the A cock (I use a valve cock) within the cistern, and (where it is practicable,) so as also to receive the drip that may escape from the joint at the arm of the basin, called the putty joint I screw the cock into the cover of the closet and make a hole within the drip box, or in the bottom of the cock to admit the leak to fall into the trunk P and not onto the floor.

H, is a lever suspended by screw bolt D and M is a cam upon the journal or shaft T, on which the pan is attached.

G is a semi-circular inverted flange or projection cast upon the under side of the cover, surrounding the end of the lever H for the purpose of preventing the water from dashing through between the cover and the trunk, and to keep the lever from displacement.

L is a lug or guide, to hold one end of the axle of lever H.

D is a screw bolt, upon the nut of which, the lever H, is suspended, by which the lever I-I is raised, or depressed, for regulating the action upon the cock or valve stem, and by which, in case the cock should freeze up, the pan would not thereby be,

prevented from being tripped, the lever belng dropped so low as not to act upon the stem of the cock when so required.

The standard or cup pillars heretofore used for closets have been attached to the plate of the closet in such a manner as that they would not admit of a lateral adjustment or shifting as illustrated in perspective Fig. l. I construct my standard W, (into the top of which the cup is screwed) having an oblong opening or slot in the lower end or knee, through which the bolt X is inserted, having nut Y, by which it is secured to the closet plate, for the purpose of admitting the standard to be shifted in a lateral direction. Instead of the slot an oblong opening in the bend or knee of the standard the hole in the iron plate may be' made of like oblong form, by which like purpose will be accomplished, as shown at Fig. 8.

Operation: By lifting the knob of the closet the cam M depresses one end, and raises the opposite end of lever H and' lifts the valve. By turning the bolt D the lever may be dropped so low as not to act upon the valve when the closet pan is discharged. Any leakage about the cock will drop into the closet, keeping the floor dry. Any desirable form or modification of supply cock may be used adapted to the purpose.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and for which I desire Letters Patent is- 1. I claim the use of a drip box or leak chamber arranged above the closet,and bealent thereof-arranged and employed for 10 low and around the supply cock, substanthe purposes substantially as described. tially as described. 4. I also claim the laterally adjustable 2. I claim arranging the supply cock upon standard, substantially as described, and for 5 the cover of the closet, Whether the drip box the purpose set forth.

be employed or not substantially as de- FREDERICK H. BARTHOLOMEW. scribed. Witnesses 3. I claim the adjusting screw D tl1e WILLIAM HoRNE,

cam M -and the lever I-I '-0r the equiv- I. HULEY. 

